Automobile windshield



May 8,

c. P. CHAMBERLIN AUTOMOBILE WINDSHIELD Filed Dec. 1, 1924 2 Sheets-Sneet 1 A TTORNEX.

Patented May 8, 1928. UNITED STATES CLARENCE :P. GHAMBERLIN,

AUTOMOBILE Application filed December F This invention relatesto automobile windshields and the object of the invention isto provide a windshield for automobiles which may be made of one piece and which may be adjusted upwardly or downwardly in a vertical plane. V j

Another object of the invention. is to provide a windshield in which a ventilator is incorporated whereby upward" movement of the windshield opens the ventilator and downward movement of the windshield closes the ventilator. g One of the particular objects of this 1nvention is to provide, a one piece windshield of the new type which eliminates the break across the center of the windshield with the usual accompanying rubber weather strip and at the same time provides a wind shield which incorporates a ventilator and in an outwardly for greater ventilation.

These objects and the several novel features of the invention are: hereinafter more fully described and claimed and the preferred form of construction by which theseobjects are attained is shown intheaccompanying drawings in which-e. Fig. 1 is a section through n automobile windshield embodying my invention, in the closed position. 7

Fig. 2 is a section through the windshield in position to open the ventilator. i

' Fig. 3 is a section through the windshield swung to full open position.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged section taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 1. 7 v

,Fig. 5 is an elevation ofthe parts shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a view of the adjusting arm. As shown in Fig. 3 the closed automobile body 1 is provided with a windshield opening 2. Secured to the automobile body 1 at the upper edge of the opening 2 is a three flap hinge, one outside flap being attached to the body 1 and the other outside flap being attached to the windshield frame 4. The windshield frame 4 contains a one piece glass windshield 5 and the lower edge of the frame 5 carries a rubber strip 6. The rubber strip 6 normally seats on a sheet metal member 7 which extends across the bottom of the windshield opening and is provided with an upturned edge 8. A sheet metal member 9 also extends across the bottom of the windshield opening and is provided with a downwardly turned edge which the windshield may also be swung,

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10-spaeedfromthe ed es of the memberl. This provides a horizontal opening 11 through which air may enter "the automobile body when the windshieldis'raised to the position shown in Fig. The'm'em'ber 9 may. continue d'ownwardly and form the instrument board of the automobile ora separate instrument board may be provided 14 shown in Fig. 6. This portion 13 as shown in Fig. 4 is inserted in the opening in the bracket 12 and a plate 15 is secured to the portion- 13 and overlaps the'u pper edge of the opening in the bracket 12 as rangement the arm 14 may turn freely in the bracket 12. .4 plate 16 issecu red in each side of the windshield openings and a set screw 17 is inserted through the slot 18 in the arm 14 and is jthreaded into thepla-te' 136 the set-screw17 being provided with shown in Figs. l 2, 3 and 4. By this ar-' a wing end 19 101 this purpose; By this arrangement thetwo arms 14 onopposite sides of the windshield opening 2 may be pushed outwardly and bindingly secured in place by the set screw '17 at which time the windshield will be in the position shown in Fig. 3. To close the windshield the set screws 17 are loosened and the windshield is moved inwardly until the set screws engage in the ends 20 of the slots 16' within the opening in the brackets 12. It will be noted that in this position the'set screws 17 are eccentric to the center of the openings in the, brackets 12 and as the set screws 17 form stationary pivots for the arms 14 upward movement of the arms 14 at this time will move the brackets 12 and windshield downwardly so that the windshield opening is entirely closed as shown in Fig. 1. By turning the arms 14 from the position shown in Fig. 1 to that shown in Fig. 2 the mem bers 13 shown in Fig. 6 are turned on the pivots 17 thus raising the brackets 12 and windshield to the position shown in Fig. 2 the double pivot hinge 3 allowing this movement and at the same time closing the space over the top of'the windshield. In this position the windshield is raised so that air may enter the opening 11 for ventilating the interior of the closed" automobile body construction the windshield and ventilator may be tightly closed as shown in Fig. 1, may be opened slightly for ventilation as shown in Fig. 2 or may be entirely opened as shown in Fig. 3 for greater ventilation, there being also considerable flow of air through the opening 11 at this time.

From the foregoing description it becomes evident. that the device is very simple and eflicientin operation, provides an excellent means for ventilating. a closed automobile body, is composed of few parts and is of consequent low manufacturing cost, and provides a device which accomplishes the ob'- jects described.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim is v 1. An automobile wlndshleld comprising a rectangular frame, a three flap hinge securing the frame to the upper edge of thewin'dshield opening of a closed automobile body, a bracket on each side of the frame, an arm rotatably mounted in each bracket andprovided with a longitudinal slot, a pin mounted each side of the casing and extending into the slot of the respective arm and on which the arm may pivot, a rubber strip across the bottom of the windshieldframe, a pair of members across the bottom of the windshield opening mounted in spaced relation, and means whereby the arms may be turned to raise the windshield to expose the opening between the two spaced members.

an automobile body having a windshield, o 3en1ng,.a windsh eld frame movably mounte in the opening, a stationary pivot at each pivot, a bracket on the windshield frame for each arm in which the arm is rotatably mounted, the arms being turnable on the pivots to raise or lower the windshield, means closing thespace between the top of the windshield 7 frame and the windshield opening, and a ventilator adapted to be opened upon upward movementof the wind shield frame. H

4:. An automobile windshield comprising a rectangular frame, a bracket secured to each side of the frame, an arm rotatably mounted in each bracket, a stationary pivot for each arm at the side of the windshield, the arms being sildable on the pivots to swing the windshield frame outwardly, and means whereby when the windshield frame has been swung inwardly the arms may be turned on tfhe pivots to raise or lower the windshield rame.

tion.

CLARENCE P. CHAMBERLIN.

In testimony whereof I sign this specificaside of the opening an arm slidable on each 

